Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te vowed Friday to speed up construction of a multi-layered air defence system as part of efforts to counter “enemy threats”.

Lai’s government has been under US pressure to improve its ability to defend itself against a potential attack by China, which claims the island is part of its territory.

“We will accelerate our building of the T-Dome, establish a rigorous air defence system in Taiwan with multi

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